Harry Potter fan's wand perceived as a weapon prompts police operation near Leicester. "Fortunately, none of those present were harmed and there was no sign of Voldemort," a police officer joked on Facebook.

"Expecto patrol-man" is a play on the English word "serious" and the name of Harry Potter's godfather Sirius Black. "Sirius" is also a name for Sirius Black, who was the first wizard to be killed by Voldemort in the first book of the Harry Potter series.